April/May 2007 - Puohala Elementary School

Page 2Ka Leo O Püÿöhala“…Voting for changes inour school, performenergizers, lead themonthly POPSassembly, work onfundraisers, participatein school-widecommunity service andhost the Jam sessions.”Ready, Set, Elect! Student Council OfficersBy Ms. McCrawStudents… Are you planning to runfor Student Council? Well, act quickly,because you need signatures from Mrs.Käne, your parent, and your homeroomteacher by the end of this week. Makesure to put up a lot of posters aroundcampus as soon as you get yournominations in to let everyone know thatyou’re running.Requirements: As a student bodyofficer, you must have at least 85%attendance in school, have only one Nor U and have a good behavior record.You must be able to go to all meetingson Wednesday after school. Thiselection is only for grades 3 through 5.Benefits: For officers and selectedrepresentatives, you are invited toLeadership Camp with student councilteams from other schools around theisland. You have the responsibility ofvoting for changes in our school,perform energizers, lead the monthlyPOPS assembly, work on fundraisers,participate in school-wide communityservice and host the Jam sessions.The student council position lookswonderful on applications andresumes for future schools. Soundsfun? Well, then run for the PüÿöhalaElementary Student Council nextweek – ask your teacher for thenomination form. After collecting thethree signatures and turning in theform on time, you may make postersto advertise your candidacy. Pleasesee Ms. McCraw in B-8 or yourhomeroom teacher for approval onyour posters before putting them up.When: Speeches will be held during2 nd lunch this May 8 th , 9 th , and 10 th .Voting will take place on Friday,May 11 th. .Cheer the class representatives in grades 4,5 and 6 at the 4 th Annual Spelling Bee onThursday, May 17 at 1 p.m. in the Cafeteria.Mark your calendars! On Wednesday, May 30 at7 p.m. at Püÿöhala Café will be the production“School Days” starring our talented students!Making Beautiful Music TogetherThe Honolulu Symphony mixedensemble brought their musicperformance and teaching skills tostudents in grades 4 and 6 to preparethem for the LinkUP! Concert onThursday, May 3 rd . The students alsopracticed with the musicians on theirrecorders playing the song “SimpleMelody.” The LinkUP! Programprovides a kid-friendly, standardsbasedmusic curriculum and creates aspecial partnership between ourschool and the Honolulu Symphony.Soon these young flutists, along withthe fifth graders, will be performing atBlaisdell Concert Hall and taking theirbows with the symphony members.Bravo! Brava!

Great Moments Captured …and treasuredPüÿöhala Elementaryis a place wherestudents experiencesuccess in a positive,safe and challenginglearning environment.45-233 Kulauli StreetKäneÿohe, HI 96744PHONE:233-5660We’re on the Web!Visit us at:www.k12.hi.us/~puohala/PuohalaHome.htmlThank You for your Civic Support!By Mrs. OshimaThe results for the American HeartAssociation's fundraiser is... drum rollplease… $1760.00! Wow!Congratulations to top jumper McKenzieWilson who collected $180.00. She isfrom Ms. Elia’s grade 3 class; she will beinvited to an awards ceremony at theHawaiian Adventures Water Park in May.Miss Elia's class also got the mostdonations; $366.00.Thank you to all classes who participatedin the February jumping activity and tothose who were diligent in seekingdonations for this worthy cause. Weapplaud all of you!By Mr. LiefCongratulations to Mrs. Yasuda's firstgrade class for collecting the mostDrug-Free Pledges. Her averagewas 25 per student wit the total of 345signatures. In 2 nd and 3 rd places wereMrs. Sanpei's K class with 15 pledgesper student [333 signatures] and Mrs.Oshima's second grade class with 11pledges per student [180 signatures].Thank you for supporting the studentsin this expression of their intention tobe drug-free for life while invitingothers to join them in their pledge.